Prevent pregnant women from standing, factories told
BERITA Harian reported an appeal by midwives specialist and gynaecologist Dr Harlina Halizah Siraj of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital for factories to give exemptions to pregnant women in jobs which require workers to stand.
She said this was to avoid the risk of premature births, adding that standing for too long could lead to fainting, swollen feet and affect blood flow to the foetus.
Dr Harlina was commenting on the daily’s earlier report that the MTUC had received complaints from workers of Japanese-owned factories requiring them to stand the entire working hours.
The daily also quoted National Institute of Workers Safety and Health chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye as saying that such a working system would not help to increase productivity as workers would be exhausted.
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